Barclay twins will not take to the stand in battle for hotels

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Refusal by the billionaire owners of TheDaily Telegraph to
appear in the High Court battle for control of Claridge’s has been
questioned by the claimants.

The court heard yesterday that neither of the Barclay brothers intended to go
into the witness box, despite claims by Paddy McKillen, a Belfast-born
developer, that they played a significant role in events that sparked his
decision to sue them.

Mr McKillen, who owns 36 per cent of Maybourne Hotel Group, the operator of
Claridge’s, the Berkeley and the Connaught, claims that Sir David and Sir
Frederick Barclay engaged in “dishonourable ... and unlawful behaviour”